For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the Tribeca Film Festival returned for in-person festivities. Virtual programming was still available for those viewing from home, but the return to theater was joyous for viewers and filmmakers alike. During Tribeca 2022, blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona had the honor of attending the in-person premiere of the ‘Game Change Game’ documentary that takes us through the environment and emotion in the NBA bubble during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement.
‘Game Change Game’ walks us through times of uncertainty, as players choose to use their voices to amplify the injustices of the nation. COVID-19 has to date resulted in fear, loss, and a shift from anything the world perceived as normal.
Through the lens of directors Maxime Quoilin and Spike Jordan, we are given a unique window into the atmosphere during this time, as players grapple with isolation, time away from family and friends, and trying to maintain an entertaining atmosphere for fans under such unique circumstances.
After the screening, there was a Q&A with players and directors.
The afterparty presented by Prisoner Wine was also a blast!
Watch the official trailer:
About Game Change Game
Game Change Game documents a tumultuous, and at times surreal, basketball season plagued by once unimaginable circumstances. Co-directors Maxime Quoilin and Spike Jordan provide unfettered access to the players union: examining the anxieties and hopes of the players through interviews, and even include first person footage from the subjects themselves. Quoilin and Jordan take us from the NBA bubble to the social uprisings of the Black Lives Matter movement, at a time when the personal could no longer be apolitical.
Including interviews with CJ McCollum, JaVale McGee, Chris Paul, and many other notable figures, the documentary moves fluidly through the perspectives of the players, to those of artists, activists, and survivors of police brutality. Examining the humane and harmful, the miraculous and mundane, the spectacle and substance, the true essence of the film lies in the exploration of what binds communities during turmoil.–Shakira Refos
CAST & CREDITS
Directed by Maxime Quoilin and Spike Jordan
PRODUCER Christina Norman, Jonathan Lia, Whitney Jackson
CINEMATOGRAPHER Cory Burmester, Tehben Dean, William DeSena, Edward Martinez, Chuck Owens, Mike Patton, Marcello Peschiera, Franklin Ricart, Parris Stewart
EDITOR Alexander Hammer, Andrew Morrow, Evan Newman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER The National Basketball Players Association, Ryan Heiferman, Ralph Miccio
CREATED BY Christina Norman
ADD’L CREDIT Created by Christina Norman
CAST CJ McCollum, JaVale McGee, Chris Paul, Doc Rivers, Michele Roberts, Matisse Thybulle
Related Link: https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2022/06/tribeca-film-festival-2022-review-loudmouth%EF%BF%BC/
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